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Xmas vocabulary.

Go to page 108 of your textbook- What is Hogmanay? Listen to "Auld Lang Syne".

This song was written by Robert Burns, the Scottish national poet.

It is the song that nobody knows, because everybody remembers the melody but not the lyrics.

In English the title means: Old long since (times gone by)

A different Xmas story!

Do you know? Something about Christmas traditions in Britain.

Something about Christmas traditions in Britain.

In English speaking countries, children don’t get their presents on Christmas Eve (24 December). Santa comes at night when everyone is asleep. Santa’s reindeer can fly and take him from house to house. They land on the roofs of the houses and then Santa climbs down the chimney to leave the presents under the Christmas tree.


In the morning of Christmas Day (25 December), children usually get up very early to unwrap their presents. Then they have plenty of time to play with their new toys.

Christmas dinner is served in the early afternoon. Most people eat turkey and sprouts and a Christmas pudding.

26 December is called Boxing Day. It hasn’t always been a holiday. People used to go back to work on that day where their bosses gave them little Christmas presents in small boxes. That’s why the day is called Boxing Day.

And about New Year...

Here is everything that you need to know about the New Year's celebrations in English-speaking countries:
- December 31 is New Year's Eve.
- January 1 is New Year's Day.
- Americans call the whole festival New Year's: What are you doing between Christmas and New Year's?

-British speakers call it New Year or the New Year: What are you doing between Christmas and New Year?

-The new year festival is important in Scotland. It's called Hogmanay. They do strange traditional things with bagpipes, the stomachs of sheep (haggis), and pieces of coal. The Scots say that foreign visitors are welcome (but maybe they mean as victims).

- In other English-speaking countries, people just go to parties. It's the same procedure every year. At midnight they sing an old song in a Scottish dialect, called "Auld Lang Syne", which might mean: "Let's kill all the English this year." (No one really knows.)

Let´s practice our English at Christmas!

It´s Christmas time! Just click on the link!



Listen to this funny Christmas song:

What does this cute girl want for Xmas?  (Let´s sing along)

Habits!

What time is it?

What time is it? Very clear explanation. Click on this link if you want to learn how to say the time in English.

Banker´s Wife´s Blues. Listen and read. Then listen again and sing.

Banker's Wife's Blues

Where does John live?

He lives near the bank.

Where does he work?

He works at the bank.

When does he work?

He works all day and he works all night

at the bank, at the bank at the great, big bank.

Where does he study?

He studies at the bank.

Where does he sleep?

He sleeps at the bank

Why does he spend all day, all night, all day, all night, at the bank, at the bank?

Because he loves his bank more than his wife

And he loves his money more than his life.

The Berruete family.

Meet the Berruete family.

 My father's name is Pablo. He's almost seventy years old. He has got dark hair, and he's got glasses. He's retired now. His wife's name is Susan. She's my mother. She has got short blonde hair. She's got blue eyes and she's got glasses too. She's very pretty and very clever. She likes reading  books. My brother, David, es ten years old. He's very cute for his age. He's muscular and he likes playing football. He's handsome, and he's quite naughty. My sister's name is Pilar. She's a teacher in Granada. She's got curly hair and she's got freckles. She's got brown eyes and she's a thirty-year-old woman. She's happy and clever. Her husband's name is Peter. They have got a daughter. Her name's Margarita. She's in her early teens and she's got curly hair too.


Written by: Julián Berruete. (schwa group).

What do you do on Tuesdays?

I do karaoke on Wednesdays

Mondays, Mondays.

What do you do on Mondays?

On Mondays I usually listen to jazz music.

Tuesdays, Tuesdays.

What do you do on Tuesdays?

On Tuesdays I sometimes go for a drive.

Wednesdays, Wednesdays.

What do you do on Wednesdays?

On Wednesdays I always play the guitar.

Thursdays, Thursdays.

What do you do on Thursdays?

On Thursdays I often go to a rock concert.

Fridays, Fridays.

What do you do on Fridays?

On Fridays I always do karaoke.

Weekends, weekends.

What do you do on weekends?

On weekends I usually stay in bed!

What do you do in the morning?

Teacher/Leader: In, at
Class/Group: In, at


Teacher/Leader: in - with months and years
Class/Group: in - with months and years


Teacher/Leader: at - with time
Class/Group: at - with time


Teacher/Leader: He was born in March.
Class/Group: He was born in March.


Teacher/Leader: They lived here in 2001.
Class/Group: They lived here in 2001.


Teacher/Leader: When shall we meet?
Class/Group: When shall we meet?


Teacher/Leader: Let's meet at two.
Class/Group: Let's meet at two.


Teacher/Leader: When do they leave?
Class/Group: When do they leave?


Teacher/Leader: They leave at six.
Class/Group: They leave at six.


Teacher/Leader: In, at
Class/Group: In, at


Teacher/Leader: in - with months and years
Class/Group: in - with months and years

This is me! Parts of the body!

November 25: Thanksgiving Day!

We are family!

WATCH AND SING (KARAOKE VERSION)

Remember: Read the book Lisa goes to London and discover the landmarks!

Lisa Goes to London

Author: H. Q. Mitchell Publisher: Stanford House

/´ʤʌʤiz/ /ˈrəʊzɪz/ /´ʧɜ:ʧiz/

Read these words. Pay attention to their  /iz/ endings.

/´ʤʌʤiz/ judges

 /´eiʤiz/ ages

/ˈrəʊzɪz/ roses
 

/´ʧɜ:ʧiz/ -churches.
 /´mæʧiz/- matches 

Family song.

We're ...............of a feather

Living in a .....................

And all together

We're a .....................family

Father, mother

Sister, brother

and little old ..............

We're living all ....................

As a happy family

Life ain't that rosy

When you're living in a one-room ..............

It's far too cosy

But we do our very best

We're birds of a feather

Living in a tree

And all ...............

We're a happy family

Father, mother

............, brother

and little old me

We're living all together

As a happy family

Life ain't that rosy

When you're living in a one-room nest

It's far too cosy

But we do our very best

Father, mother

Sister, brother

and little old me

We're living all together

As a happy .................

What date is it today?

Are you a journalist?

Some jobs. Listen.

What do you do?

Check this slide show on jobs and some common noun suffixes.

Plural forms.

Lesson 15 - Plural Noun Endings (-s/-es) - English Pronunciation from JenniferESL on Vimeo.

Remember the 5th of November

This fragment of the movie "V for Vendetta" shows is the beginning of a very old traditional rhyme which says (one of the versions):

Remember, remember the fifth of November
The gunpowder treason and plot.
I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.

Remember, remember, the fifth of November,
The gunpowder treason and plot.
A stick or a stake for King James' sake
Will you please to give us a fagot
If you can't give us one, we'll take two;
The better for us and the worse for you!

You can see the movie trailer here: V for Vendetta.

When is your birthday?

What date is it today? November, 4th
What day is it today? Thursday
When is your birthday?

o What day is it please?
 It's Tuesday.
o What date is it please?
 It's the 1st of April.
o What's the date today please?
 It's the 1st of April.

dates

http://www.learnenglish.de/basics/dates.htm#Dialogue

What do you do? What´s your job? I am a teacher, what about you?

Ways to say hello and good bye.

Listen to this song by The Beatles.

http://www.box.net/shared/3uuml463es

I am, you are, I´m, you´re!

Watch a video on the verb "to be" and read the transcript below.  (Notice the contracted forms).

Here you have the transcrip:
I am Robin and I am a boy
I am Annabel and I am a girl
I'm Harry and I'm a boy
I'm Emma and I'm a girl
You are Harry and you are a boy
You're Robin and you're a boy
You are Emma and you are a girl
You're Annabel and you're a girl
She is Annabel and she's my sister
He is Robin and he's my brother
This is my sister
This is my brother
He is Harry and he's a boy
She is Emma and she's a girl
We are Robin and Harry and we're boys
We are Annabel and Emma and we're girls
You are Annabel and Emma and you're girls
You are Robin and Harry and you're boys
They are Annabel and Emma and they're girls
They are Robin and Harry and they're boys
And we are all friends!!!We are!

Can you spell your name please?

Watch the video. Can you spell the names?

Listen to Tarzan- more schwas.

Do you remember Tarzan?

Vowel sounds.

Countries and nationalities.

Can you name all the countries in the world in less than two minutes?


You can choose what countries and nationalities are important for you to learn, but I'll suggest a list of the basic ones most people learn at the beginning, and then, apart from these, you can learn any others you like.

Warning: some of the countries named on this video don't exist anymore or have changed names, but most of them are still around.

Go to this website and listen: http://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/nationalities.html

COUNTRY - NATIONALITY
Europe - European
The European Union / The EU - Communitarian / European
The United Kingdom / The UK - British
England - English
Spain - Spanish
France - French
Italy - Italian
Germany - German
Russia - Russian

America - American
The United States / The USA / The US / The States - American
Canada - Canadian
Mexico - Mexican
Argentina - Argentinean
Brazil - Brazilian

Africa - African
Egypt - Egyptian
South-Africa - South-African
Congo - Congolese

Asia - Asian
China - Chinese
Japan - Japanese
India - Indian

Oceania - Oceanian
Australia - Australian